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When I first saw the prompt, I was instantly reminded of the great achievers who started off late or tasted success or met with their destiny very late in their lives like Colonel Sanders of KFC, Boman Irani from Bollywood, Jack Ma of Alibaba Group etc. But I also thought about myself…realizing my dream to write and become a published author after going through 10 long years of training to be a pediatrician. It is really never too late to dream and work towards making them a reality.

Here’s a poem for everyone out there who is waiting to start afresh, take a new step or revisit an old one. A poem for each one of us:

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Friends are the best thing that can happen to anyone. They balance our tipsy-turvy lives, add a bit of tang and fun, offer a shoulder to cry and most of all, keeps the party going. Friends come in all shapes and sizes and you may call them with different names, be it amigos, बंधु, मित्र or anything else but each one has a vital role to play. As they say it “हर एक friend ज़रूरी होता है”.

कहते हैं…अच्छे दोस्त यूँ ही नहीं मिला करते ,

पर उसने ये दामन…कुछ इस तरह सजाया है ;

के हर मोड़ पर मिले नायाब दोस्त ,

और हर एक में जैसे…वो ख़ुद ही समाया है ||

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Yes, I have been lucky enough to have met wonderful friends almost everywhere I went and it is tougher than I can imagine naming just one. But adding the oldest clause narrows it down to only two; my best and oldest buddies @Nikhil and @Prannoy or as we like to call ourselves…’Boogies’. I’ve known them before I knew friendship. In fact, we have been together since class four and still catch up with each other on weekends or more often than that. There’s no way how I can put to words the feeling of being able to stick together despite our different paths and professions. You are awesome guys 🙂

के इनसे ही दोस्ती की पहचान है,

तकल्लुफ नहीं, कोई राज़ नहीं,

के इनसे ही खिलती मुस्कान है,

शुक्रिया ए खुदा है तेरा,

के इन लकीरों मे लिखा इनका नाम है ||

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Time is not the only way to look at the word oldest, sometimes the bond feels to have been made in heaven, a bond beyond time. I met these gems during my graduation and they just redefined friendship for me. It’s been 13 years and counting but it feels fresh like yesterday and ripe like eternity. Thank you @Harsh @Neeraj, @Shalini, @Ginni , @Mansi, @Vikas, @Mukesh, @Kanchan.